Islamabad united squad 2023 - psl 8 islamabad united squad

All details about the Islamabad United’s Team Squad for PSL 8, Retained Players, Coach, Captain, and Owner of Team are given below:

CAPTAIN – shadab khan

VICE CAPTAIN – hassan ali

OWNER – ali naqvi

HEAD COACH – azhar mahmood

BATTING COACH – ashley wright

manager – hassan cheema, rehan ul haq

bowling coach – saeed ajmal

RETAINED PLAYERS OF UNITED FROM LAST SEASON:

The players UNITED retained for this season are Hasan Ali, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Alex Hales, Wasim Jr, Azam Khan, and Paul Stirling.

ISLAMABAD UNITED SQUAD FOR PSL 2023 –

Shadab Khan ©
Alex Hales
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Asif Ali
Fazalhaq Farooqi
Wasim Jr
Azam Khan
Faheem Ashraf
Hasan Ali
Abrar Ahmed
Colin Munro
Paul Stirling
Ruman Raees
Sohaib Maqsood
Hassan Nawaz
Zeeshan Zamir
Moeen Ali
Mubasir Khan
Tom Curran
Zafar Gohar
Tymal Mills

Now let’s take a complete look at the complete squad of Islamabad United detail by detail;

SHADAB KHAN:

The vice-captain of Pakistan white ball cricket is the captain of the ISLU in Pakistan Super League since 2019 and has win %age of 53 in the competition and is also the 3rd highest runs scorer for this team as well as the highest wicket-taker for this team in history of PSL.

ALEX HALES:

Alex Hales as we know is one of the top t20 batter in the batter because of his effortless hitting skills and ability to attack the bowler in the PP and is also a very important part of this team but his availability is not guaranteed for the full season still ISLU picked him.

RAHMANULLAH GURBAZ:

A top order batsman from Afghanistan who is also a regular part of this team in every season has been picked again because of his six hitting abilities and which can put pressure on the bowler.

ASIF ALI:

The 2^nd highest runs scorer for this team in PSL history after Luke Ronchi is Asif Ali who has scored more than 1000 runs and is just about to be at the top spot that too at a very quick rate because when he bats he just takes the game away for the opposition.

FAZAL HAQ FAROOQI:

He is a left-arm pacer from Afghanistan who has also played BBL and had a good season because of his swinging deliveries and accuracy he doesn’t gives the batter much to free his arms at him, ISLU will be looking at him to knock batters off at the top.

WASIM JR:

A regular part of Pakistan’s Men Cricket Team Wasim jnr will play for ISLU once again, batters should watch out for his Yorkers that too at a sizzling pace of 145kph+ in PSL.

AZAM KHAN:

The hard-hitter middle order who is also a WK as his dad was in his times, the son of former cricketer Moin Khan who is also the coach of Quetta Gladiators but WK had to join other team to show his skills in front of everyone, he will be in action for the United .

FAHEEM ASHRAF:

Faheem Ashraf is a Pakistani all-rounder who has always been under criticsm for his inconsistent performances but ISLU had confidence in him since the start and he pays off every season, this season is no different as he will be looking to make his mark in Pakistan cricket again with his performances in PSL.

HASAN ALI:

Though his performances nowadays aren’t up to the mark in international cricket but he will be willing to up his game in this PSL and show the world that he’s still got that juice to play international cricket, ISLU will be hoping that Hassan Ali from CT17 will be back who used to win matches on his own for Pakistan.

ABRAR AHMED:

The spin wizard of Pakistan Abrar Ahmad and is a mystery spinner who can bamboozle the batsman with his variations, he had recently made his test debut for Pakistan and surprised everyone which is bowling surely he will add variations in United’s bowling attack.

COLIN MUNRO:

Colin Munro is a left-handed batsman from New Zealand who is well known for his brutal hitting and his ability to attack the bowlers and put them under pressure, a very good T20 batsman who plays leagues all around the world and is a regular member of this team.

PAUL STIRLING:

Paul sterling pizza Irish better he’s a top order batsman and is very well known for his attacking mindset from the word go and that’s also the reason he is suited in this batting lineup and that’s why he has been picked again.

RUMMAN RAEES:

He also worked as a bowling mentor of ISLU in previous seasons but his will to play cricket was still high and even with injuries Ruman Raees worked hard and made his comeback in domestic cricket, now he will try his best to win games for his team in PSL again.

SOHAIB MAQSOOD:

Sohaib Maqsood is a right handed top order batsman who previously played for Multan Sultans and played a very vital role in the winning of PSL 2021 title with them, now he has been picked by ISLU.

HASSAN NAWAZ:

ZEESHAN ZAMIR:

Another future prospect Zeeshan Zamir, a Pakistani under 19 fast-bowler who impressed everyone with his pace and bounce when he got Babar Azam in a PSL match but after that unfortunately he was injured but now he is fit and will be making his comeback again with the same team he will be a joy to watch in the PSL.

MOEEN ALI:

Moeen Ali is an English cricketer who is the left-handed batsman and a right arm spin bowler, he was also the part of WT20 winner squad of England and is a seasoned T20 player who plays leagues all around the world this time he will be action in the Pakistan Super League.

MUBASIR KHAN:

Khan is a product of Pakistan domestic structure he has one many POTM awards as well as the player of the tournaments in the domestic structure, all he need is a chance from ISLU so that he can showcase his talent to the world.

ZAFAR GOHAR:

He has played PSL previously with Islamabad United as well and he will be again in action for the same team ISLU, a quality left arm off spinner and is a very good batsman and has shown the world what he can do in county matches where he won his team matches single handedly.

TYMAL MILLS:

He is a left-arm pacer who has played PSL many times with many teams and now he will be in action for ISLU in this season as he is very well in deceiving batters with the change of pace and accuracy.

ISLAMABAD UNITED IS THE ONLY TEAM OF PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE WHO HAS WON TWO TITLES OF THE TOURNAMENT AND BOTH WERE IN THE STARTING 2/3 SEASONS BUT AFTER THAT THEY ARE YET TO REACH THE FINALS BUT SHADAB WILL BE HOPING THAT THIS SEASON CAN BE A GOOD ONE FOR HIM AND HIS TEAM …